Global EDD Group Expands Data Collection Services for E-Discovery

Oct. 19, 2011 - PRLog -- Cleveland, Ohio, USA - (19 October 2011) – Global Electronic Discovery & Disclosure Group (“Global EDD Group”), a boutique consulting firm that provides innovative legal technology solutions across the globe, today announced the addition of Guided Self Collect™ to its suite of Data Collection solutions.  Guided Self Collect is a service that enables the collection of electronic data from geographically dispersed locations by individual custodians or corporate information technology staff.

Guided Self Collect services utilize specially prepared compact discs and external hard drives to be used for the collection of custodian data under the guidance and supervision of Global EDD Group forensic technicians via remote communication channels.  This custom media is created and shipped after detailed consultation with the legal team and corporate information technology staff to ensure that appropriate methodologies are being utilized for each matter.

Global EDD Group provides a wide range of data collection and computer forensic services worldwide in projects that range in size from single hard drives to terabytes of corporate server data.  In addition to the Guided Self Collect services noted above, the company provides the following solutions to legal, corporation and vendor partners:

Forensic Imaging
Technicians use a controlled and documented analytical methodology to identify, collect and preserve digital information from external storage devices (USB Hard Drives), flash media (thumb drives, SD cards), personal computers (PC and Mac), servers and mobile devices (phones, PDAs, smart phones).

Remote & Live Data
Remote and live data - including RAID disks, physical drives, logical volumes, and physical memory (32 & 64 bit Windows) – is collected in a forensically sound manner via IP network connection.  Technicians can connect to a target device, whether it is a server located downstairs in the corporate data center or a PC in a remote office halfway around the world, as long as there is connectivity within the corporate network.

Mobile Device
Useful data can be extracted from about 95% of all cellular phones on the market today, including smartphones and PDA devices (Palm OS, Microsoft, Blackberry, Symbian, iPhone, and Google Android).  

Law firm and corporation interested in learning more about Global EDD Group’s Data Collection Services should call +1.888.690.DATA (3282) or email   info@globaledd.com for additional information.  Global EDD Group also provides these services under subcontract to other industry vendors and service providers.

About Global EDD Group

Global Electronic Discovery & Disclosure Group ("Global EDD Group") was founded with the vision of bridging the wide gap between domestic organizations and their growing national and international legal technology needs.   Based in Cleveland, Ohio, USA with a regional office in Singapore, SG, Global EDD Group provides legal technology services for matters with a national or international scope, specializing in remote and onsite services ranging from data identification to document review.  Additional information is available by visiting http://www.GlobalEDDGroup.com .

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Global Electronic Discovery & Disclosure Group is a boutique consulting company that provides provides legal technology services for matters with a national or international scope.